Danish technology company Topsoe has signed an offtake agreement to provide its solid oxide electrolyzer cell (SOEC) technology for Spanish shipping and chemicals company Forestal del Atlántico’s Triskelion e-methanol plant in Galicia, Spain.
The Government of the Canary Islands has declared the DESALIFE project a strategic initiative for the region, recognizing it as a “highly innovative and sustainable project, with strong strategic relevance and proven technical feasibility.” According to Ocean Oasis, this recognition marks a mileston
The Offshore Renewable Energy (ORE) Catapult, in partnership with the North East Combined Authority, is investing £2.1 million in a new offshore wind cable testing rig at its facilities in Blyth in North East England. Funded by the North East Combined Authority, the investment will allow ORE Catapul
Swedish maritime battery system provider Echandia has signed an agreement to supply energy storage systems for at least eight newbuild cargo vessels to be owned by Dutch shipping company Spliethoff Group. As disclosed, the contract includes the option to equip an additional pair of cargo vessels wit
The Hague-based Wave Energy Collective’s (Weco) Kaizen 2.0 wave energy prototype underwent testing in the North Sea last week, marking an important phase in the company’s ongoing development process. According to the team, preparations for the test were thorough, with favorable weather conditions, a
U.S.-headquartered oilfield services player Halliburton has signed a framework agreement with UK-headquartered energy giant Shell for the provision of umbilical-less tubing hanger installation and retrieval services using its Remote Operated Control System (ROCS) technology. Halliburton describes RO
SunGreen and HydoTech have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to integrate SunGreen’s proprietary nanoengineered electrodes into HydoTech’s alkaline electrolyzer systems.
U.S.-based developer of subsea autonomous robotic systems and software Nauticus Robotics is planning to carry out testing of two of its Aquanaut autonomous underwater vehicles (AUVs) at the Advanced Ocean Systems (AOS) lake facility in Florida throughout the fall and winter months. The first robot w
The EU-funded PLOTEC consortium has completed the installation of its storm-resilient ocean energy platform, Don, off the coast of Gran Canaria, marking a key step in advancing ocean thermal energy conversion (OTEC) technology for continuous, clean power generation. Deployed at the Oceanic Platform
ElbOil has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Shandong Shunli Hydrogen Energy Technology, a subsidiary of Henan Shuncheng Group, and Shanghai Wenji Biotechnology, which is responsible for domestic trade procedures, to support the future production and distribution of green methanol.
Italian shipbuilding group Fincantieri has launched its first underwater drone system for the protection of critical underwater infrastructure in both civil needs and defense and security applications. The DEEP platform consists of a network of underwater sensors for early warning, a command and con
A prototype of a floating wind platform integrated with an aquaculture system, developed under the European project AquaWind, was towed and installed at the Oceanic Platform of the Canary Islands (PLOCAN) test site on 18 October. The prototype combines the W2Power (Wind to Power) twin-turbine floati
Tampnet, a Norway-headquartered provider of offshore high-capacity and low-latency connectivity services, has been tasked with the provision of high-capacity digital infrastructure for a deepwater project in the Gulf of America (Gulf of Mexico) that uses a refurbished floating production unit (FPU).
Venterra Group has launched the Venterra V-LiDAR, a global fleet of dual LiDAR buoys designed for metoocean measurement campaigns. The launch of this fleet, following a £10 million investment, represents the first of its kind to be designed and manufactured in the UK, according to Venterra. The V-Li
